Jail.



" PATENTED SEPT. 26, 1905.

W. R. KAI-ES.

JAIL. APPLIOATION FILED JUIE 21, 1904.

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PATENTED SEPT. 26, 1905.'

W. R. KALE S.

J AIL. 1 APPLICATION FILED .nmn'zl, 1904.

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PATENTBD'SEPT. 26, 1905;

W'. RQ'KALES.

JAIL. A'IPLIOATION Hum JUNE 21, 1904.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM R. I ALES, OF DETROIT. MICHIGAN.

PATENT OFFICE.

JAIL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 26, 1905.

Application filed June 21, 1904. Serial No. 213,489.

To all whom it may concern/:-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM R. KALEs,.a' citizen of the United States, residingat'Uetroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Jails, of'which the following-is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to the construction of jail-cells;and it consists particularly in the construction of the locking, and indicating mechanism for the celldoor.

The invention further consists in the pecul iar construction, arrangement, and combination of the various parts, as more fully heretrolling device, and the connected parts. Fig. 4 is a detached perspective view of the frame L mechanism. 30.

which supports the locking and indicating Fig. 5 is a section through the firing-pin for opening the door when the same is unlatched. Fig. 6 is a vertical section on line m w, Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a plan view of the parts, shown in Fig. 1' with the casing broken away to show the operatingjparts. .Fig. 8 is grate construction.

; a horizontal section through the door-jamb.

Fig. 9 is an elevation of the indicator-board. Fig. 10 is a vertical section online' 3/ Fig. 9. Figs. 11, 12, and 13 are diagrammatic per spective views illustrating the arrangement of the guides for the indicator-actuating rods.

1 is the door of a cell, which is of the usual This door is supported on the hangers 2, having the rollers 3, running on a suitable rail 4, supported on an angle-bar 5, forming the upper member of the door-frame of'the cell. This angle-iron is riveted to the plate 6, which forms the front of the cell above the door, and in turn is secured to the plate 7, which forms the ceiling of the cell. 8 represents the sheetmetal front wall. of the cell, the door sliding across the outer face thereof. The ,doorjamb, forming the inner vertical member of same purpose.

Z-bar construction. In this case I have shown the Z-bar made up of two angle-bars a and 6, riveted together, as shown in Fig. 8. It is obvious that a plain Z-bar will answer the The Z-bar is secured to the wall of the cell slightly back from the edge thereof,.so as to form between the outer portion of the angle-bar b and the wall of the cell a recess 0, into which the forward bar of the door is adapted to project in the closed position thereof.

9 is the firing-pin-ifithie casing 10, having usual spring 11 for projecting the same outward. This pin projectsv into the recess 0 andstrikes against the door and is for the purpose of projectingthe door slightly open when the same is unlocked. This is of any usual construction, and the specific construction thereof forms no part of my invention.

"14 is a frame which supportsthe locking and indicating mechanism. It is secured by the flange d to the ceiling-plate. It has the verticalplate e, which acts as a shield-plate and forms between the plate 6 and the plate 6 the chamber 15, in which the door-brackets slide and the operating mechanism for the locks is supported. This frame 14 is preferably a cast frame and hjasat th'eend a rectangular bracket 16,, preferably cast integral therewith. The two arms h and h thereof are preferably, at right angles to the platee' and form w' hin anopen space above the locking mechanism of the door.

17 is a vertical plate belowthe shield-plate andseparated therefrom, preferably being formed of; an angle-bar, which is secured to thejangle l8, which. in turn is supported by the .apgle 19 to the angle-bar 5. The horizontalrmember of the, angle 19 is cut away for so much of its distance as is necessary for the hangers 2 of the door to operate therein- I have shown the angles 17 and 18 having secured between them the plate 2O, which, with the-vertical plate 21, forms with the ceiling and the shield plate 6 and the plate 17 a box within which is the chamber22 for the operating mechanism for the indicators, to be hereinafter described. The inner edge of the door is provided with the outward-projectingnotched catch-bar 23, which forms the lQCkaf ing' means on the door. This catch-bar is ar IIO 26 is preferably pressed constantly downward by a spring 28.

30 is a connecting-rod having the slot '31 in its lower end engaging the pin 32 on the locking-latch 26 and preferably with a suitable turnbuckle 33 for adjusting the length ofthe connecting-rod accurately, so as to properly perform the functions to be hereinafter described. This connectingrod at its upper end is connected to the rock-arm 34 at the inner end of the rock-shaft 35, which is journaled in the lug 36 of the bracket 16 at one end and at its other end in the connectingplate between the two portions h and 71, of the bracket 16. V

-Pivoted on the lug 40, which projects inwardly from the portion h of the bracket 16, Figs. 2 and 4, is the bell-crank 41. ,The arm 42 of this bell-crank is bifurcated to embrace the connecting-rod 30, and the furcations of this arm are adapted to strike the rollers 43, arranged on the pivot-pin between the connecting-rod 30 and the rock-arm 34 upon each side thereof. The other arm 44 of this bellcrank is provided with a roller-Wrist 45, engaging in the slot between the guides 46 on the gang-bar 47. This gang-bar is supported in the brackets 50, which I have shown suspended from the ceiling-plate, Fig. 6, and preferably rests upon rollers 51 therein, these brackets being arranged at suitable intervals. The gang-bar is of such length as to operate the series of cells which are arranged in line, and it may be used to operate the locks of any desired number in the bank of cells. In this case I have simply illustrated the gang-bar as applied to one door; but it will be understood that the other doors are duplicates and that the baris intended to be used in connection with a bank of cells. At the end the gangbar is to be operated, preferably from the corridor, by an operating-lever 55, pivoted on a stationary point to connect with the gangbar to move the same longitudinally forward and" back.

'56 is the casing for the lock, and above this lock-easing I provide a casing 57, extending from the lock to the under side of the anglebar 5, which casing forms a housing for the connecting-rod 30 and also prevents tampering with the parts within the rectangular bracket 16.

Between the shield-plate e and the plate 17 is formed a slot or space 60, through which the horizontal member 7a of the angle-bar 61 projects, this angle-bar being secured to the hangers 2 of the door. The flange or member k of the angle-bar 61 is provided with the slot 62, Fig. 4.

63 is a bell-crank lever journaled on the lug 64 of the frame 14. The vertical member of this bell-crank is connected by the connecting-rod 65 with the crank-arm 66, which is a vertical crank-arm attached to the outer This connecting end of the rock-shaft 35.

rod is also preferably provided with a turnbuckle 67. The horizontal member of the bell-crank 63 is provided with a downwardprojecting lug 68 and with a roller 69.

Connected to the connecting-rod 65 is the indicator-actuating rod 70, preferably of wire, which extends through the indicator-chamber 22 and suitable guides, to be hereinafter described, and projects through the indicatorplate 72, being held taut by a spring 73, secured at one end to a block 74 on the indicatorrod and at the other end to the plate 72. The end of the rod 7 0 projects through an aperture 75 in the plate 72 and is of suitable length to strike and operate the indicator 76, so that in the normal position of the parts that indicator will extend in substantially horizontal position, as shown in Fig. 10. When the parts are'operated and the door unlocked, the rod will be withdrawn from beneath the indicator 7 6 and the same will drop to vertical position, as shown at I, Fig. 10, thus indicating for that particular cell whether the door is opened or closed and locked.

The parts thus far described are intended to operate as follows: When the door is closed, the notched bar 23 will engage with the latch 26, and that latch by the tension of its spring will be moved into locking engagement with the notch in the bar 23, as plainly shown in Fig. 1. When it is desired to open the bank of cells controlled by the gang-bar 47, the operator raises the lever 55, which moves the gang-bar 47 to the right and rocks the bellcrank 41, thereby moving vertically the horizontal arm 42 thereof, and because of its engagement with the roller 43 at the upper end of tlieconnecting-rod 30 the connecting-rod 30 will be lifted. In the first part of the movement thelatch 26 will not be lifted, because of the slot 31; but as soon as the connecting-rod has moved the length of the slot the latch will be lifted by the engagement of the connecting-bar with the pin 32 and withdrawn from its engagement with the locking projection 23 on the door. During the time that the connecting-rod 30 is traveling from the position shown in Fig. 1 to the end of the slot 31, there being a positive connection by means of the connecting-rod 30, the rock-arm 34, the rockshaft 35, the rock-arm 66, and the connectingrod 65 with the bell-crank 63,the bell-cran k 63 will be rocked so as to raise the horizontal arm thereof and withdraw the lug 68 out of the slot 62 in the horizontal member /r of the angle-bar 61 and at the same time will withdraw the wire or rod 70 from beneath the indicator 76. \Vhen the full movement of the connecting-rod 30 has been accomplished and the latch 26 withdrawn from the locking projection 23 of the door, the firing-pin 9 will throw the door open sufficiently to clear the locking projection 23 from the path of the latch 26, and at the same time this movement of the door open will 7a underneath the horizontal member of the bell-crank 63', and the roller 69 thereof will rest upon this flange as the door opens. As

soon as the doors are thus opened the operator moves thelever 55 back to its vertical position, (shown in Fig. 2,) which will withdraw the bell-crank 41 from beneath the roller 43 at the upper end of the connecting-rod 30 and allow that connecting-rod to drop the length of the slot. It is held from dropping farther by the fact that the bell-crank 63 is now riding upon the flange is of the angle-bar 61.

This downward movement of the COIIHGOCIDQE.

rod 30 and the latch 26 is suflicient to bring the latch into the path of the locking projection 23, so that if any door of the bank should be closed by the jailer or bythev prisoner the latch 26 will engage with the projection 23 and lock that individual door closed, while the remaining doors of the bank would remain open and unaffected by the operation of the latch. At the same time that the door is closed as the latch 26 drops into its locking position through the connections described the bell-crank 63 will be rocked, and when the slot 62 in the closing movement of the 'door is brought beneath the lug 68 that lug will drop into the slot, and the indicator will indicate that the cell-door is closed and locked...

In case it is desired to hold all the latches 26 in unlocked position the operatorhas simply to raise the lever 55 and leave it in its raised position, which will hold all the latches 26 out of the path of the locking projection 23..

This condition is seldom or never required;v

but it will be observed that in order to put the latches back into their locking position after they have been unlocked it is only necessary to move the lever 55 back to its vertical position after it has been'swung to unlock the doors. The slot 31 in the connecting-rod is necessary, so that when, the latch is moved back in its locking position if the door. is closed the latch can lift as the projection 23 passes beneath it and before it enters the notch in that looking projection.v It is desirable or necessary in connection withsuch a device as this that each cell-door should have means for unlocking it independently, of the gang unlocking device, which in this case is described as the lever 55. I have shown means forunlocking the individual celldoors, comprising the cam-block 78, secured to the rock-shaft 79, which is provided with a suitable handle and an ordinary key-lock 81, having a bolt 82, adapted toengage a socket or recess 83in the cam-block 78. When it is desired to unlock an individual cell with out operating the gang-bar 47, the jailer, be,- ing provided with a suitable key, withdraws the bolt 82, then grasping the handle-rotates the cam-block 78, which is provided with a suitable surface to strike the under surface of 1 connections described, will likewise rock the bell-crank 63, and thus operate the indicator mechanism, as previously described. When unlocked, the firing-pin 9 will move the door to its open position.

If it is desired to provide the device With a so-called dead-lock, I provide the door with a second locking projection 85, with which the bolt 86 inthe key-lock 87 is adapted to engage. This key-lock is provided with suitable locking mechanism for operating the bolt 86' and moving it into and out of engagement with the locking projection on the door, and when thus engaged it is obvious that the operation of the lock 26 will not unlock the door, for the dead-lock will be in engagement therewith. Thus in case one cell of the bank is desired to be dead-locked it can be so arranged without in any way affecting the unlocking of all the other cells of that bank by means of the gang-bar 47.

In case a prisoner should saw through the locking projections23-and 85 and attempt to open the door, it is obvious that it could not be opened if the lug 68Ion the bell-crank 63 were in the slot 62, and in that event this bellcrank, which otherwise has simply the function of a device for operating and holding in position the indicator mechanism, wouldactas an auxiliary or emergency lock for the door, as in this case the lug 68 has a square shoulder, as shown in the drawings, for engagement with the edge of the slot 62. With this construction, therefore, if the ordinary locking devices are entirely removedthat is,

the parts 23 and 85 -the supplementary lock will be in positioi1 wl1ich' can only be opering-lever 55.

By making the frame 14: in a single casting 'ated through-the rock-arm 63 and the operatand having this frame carry the bell-crank levers 63 and 4:1, and also the rock-shaft35, with its crankarms, it is obvious that the relation between these parts is maintained rigidly and perfectly without danger of warping or bend- 'ing, and consequently the adjustment of the parts is maintained accurately at all times. I

am also enabled more readily to bore holes for the pivot-pins, levers, and the rock-shaft by making this single casting.

In providing an indicating mechanism for a bank of cells (for instance,in this case I IIO have arranged the device forthirty-sixcells) of course it is impossible to have the indicator-actuating rods 7 0 run through a common 1 passage, and each is necessarily provided with a separate guideway. In order to provide 7 the guides for these rods and bring them into the proper-relation with. the indicators and the plate 7 2,. I arrange a series of guide-plates 90 (shown in Figs. l1,.12,.'and.13) and pro.- vide these guide-plates with a series of holes.

through which the rods pass, the wires passing in an inclined path through a portion of the plates until they have reached a line with the indicator which it is desired to operate and then passing straight from that point onward, as will be clearly seen by examining 'Figs. 11, 12, and 13, where the plates, with the indicator-actuating rods, are shown in perspective. Fig. 13 shows the guide-plates for the cells from 36 to 24, Fig. 12 the guideplates extending from the cells 24 to 12, and Fig. 11 the guide-plates for the cells from 12 to the indicator-plate 7 2.

For the purpose of making the drawings more plain I have not shown all the rods passing through all the plates, but simply have shown enough to indicate the general arrangement of the parts.

What I claim as my invention is 1. The combination of a door, a latch therefor, means for moving the latch to its unlocked and back to its locked position, an indicator and means controlled by the door to cause the indicator to show whether the door is open or closed, such controlling means being unaffected by returning the latch to its locking position.

2. The combination of a door, of a latch therefor, means for moving the latch to its unlocked position and back to its locked position, an indicator, means connected to the latch-unlock1ng means for movlng the indieator to show the unlocked position of the door, such means being unafiected by moving the latch to its locking position, and means controlled by the latch and closing movement of the door for moving said indicator to show that the door is closed and latched.

3. The combination of. a door, a latch therefor, an indicator mechanism having a lever or arm engaged into the path of the door, and means for operating the indicators only through the means which unlocks the latch, whereby if the door is opened Without operating the latch, the indicator mechanism acts as a lock therefor.

4:. The combination of a door, a latch therefor, means for moving the latch into an unlocked position to permit the door to be opened and for moving it back to the locking position, the latch being adapted to automatically lock the door when the door is closed, and an indicator operated by the unlocking means and controlled by the door, to indicate the open or closed position.

5. The combination of a door, automatic means for partially opening the door when it is unlocked, a latch for the door, and means for moving the latch to its'unlocked position to open the door and back to its locking position'after the door is open, and an indicator operable by the movement of said latch to indicate that the door is open.

6. The combination of a door, automatic means for partially opening the door when it is unlocked, a latch for the door, and means for moving the latch to its unlocked position to open the door and back to its locking position after the door is opened, and an indicator adapted to indicate that the door is open or closed.

7. In a jail, the combination of a cell-door, locking and unlocking mechanism therefor, an indicator to indicate whether said door is open or closed, means for movingsaid indicator to indicate open by the operation of the unlocking mechanism, means independent of the locking mechanism for holding said indicator in this position so long as the door is open, and automatic means operated by the closing of the door for moving the indicator to show the closed position of the door.

8. In a jail, an indicator operated to indicate open by the operation of the unlocking mechanism, held in such position by the door, and means independent of the locking devices for operating the indicator on closing the door.

9. In a jail structure, the frame 14-. above the door-frame, made in a single rigid structure, and the lock-operating and indicatoroperating levers supported on said frame.

10. In a jail structure, the frame l-i above the door, having the bracket 16 composed of the arms h, It, and the connecting member i, forming within a space above the locking mechanism of the door, and the latch-operating levers journaled on the bracket within said space.

11. In a jail structure, the combination of a door and an indicator mechanism to indicate the open or closed position of the door, comprising a rod leading to an indicator, a series of perforated plates forming guides for the rod and means for operating the red by the operating mechanism for the door-locking device.

12. The combination with a door, of a latch therefor, an indicator having means associated therewith arranged in the path of the door to normally lock the door from movement, and operable only through the means which unlocks the latch, to indicate the opening of the door.

13. In a jail, the combination of a cell-door, locking and unlocking mechanism therefor, an indicator to indicate whether said door is open or closed, means for moving said indicator to indicate open by the operation of the unlocking mechanism, and means independent of the locking mechanism for holding said indicator in this position so long as the door is open.

1 1. In a jail mechanism, the combination of a door, the locking projection thereon, the locking-latch therefor, the connecting-rod 30, and an indicator operated by the movement of said rod.

15. In a jail mechanism, the combination of the door, the locking projection thereon, the

locking-latch therefor, the connecting-rod 30, operating devices for locking the indicator on havingaslotted orlost-motion connection with closing the door. 10 the latch, and an indicator operated by the In testimony whereof Iaflix my signature in movement of said rod at the end of said lost presence of-two Witnesses.

5 motion. WILLIAM R. KALES.

16. In a jail,'the indicator operated to in- Witnesses: dicate open by the operation of the unlock- H. G. SMITH,

ing mechanism, and means independent of the l J AS. P. BARRY. 

